What is the difference between shred and recycle?
Shred Request:
$1 per item for the first 10 pages, then $.15 cents per additional page.
- Definition: A shred request is an instruction to securely destroy the physical mail by shredding it.
- Purpose: This method ensures that sensitive or confidential information is destroyed in a way that makes it unreadable and unrecoverable.
- Security: Shredding is used for documents containing personal, financial, or proprietary information that could be misused if it fell into the wrong hands.
- Process: The mail is shredded into small pieces, often cross-cut to increase security, making it extremely difficult to reassemble the original documents.
Recycle Request: No Charge
- Definition: A recycle request is an instruction to dispose of the physical mail by placing it in a recycling bin where it will be processed for recycling.
- Purpose: This method is used for non-sensitive documents that do not contain confidential information and can be safely recycled to reduce waste and promote environmental sustainability.
- Security: Recycling is suitable for materials that do not pose a risk if accessed by others, such as advertisements, brochures, or other non-sensitive mail.
- Process: The mail is placed in a recycling bin, where it will be collected and processed by recycling facilities to be reused in the production of new paper products.